UPDATE: On Jan. 13, 2021, Hood plead guilty and his pre-Sentence Report is on April, 20, 2021.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A man in Newport News is facing multiple child pornography charges following his arrest on Thursday.
According to the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force regarding a report of child exploitation in Newport News.
After further investigation, officers arrested 30-year-old Jeffery David Hood.
Reports say Hood used the phone app “Kik” to gather images and was able to view and save them to a dropbox account.
Hood was arrested at his home in Newport News and is currently in custody at Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail on 11 counts of possession of child pornography.